>long ago I concluded that quite broadly, astoundingly, that the media doesn't know how to draw a graph! I'm almost certain most people doing these graphics kn

>long ago I concluded that quite broadly, astoundingly, that the media doesn't know how to draw a graph! I'm almost certain most people doing these graphics know exactly how to draw a graph, it's just that their audience has made it clear that they like incorrect graphs, so long as they reinforce existing beliefs. Someone, somewhere, has almost certainly done an A/B test of "correct graph" versus "misleading graph" and learned that the latter produces more clicks, shares and revenue.